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SpringCleaning.com: 10 Websites to Organize Your Life

There was a time when “spring cleaning” meant dusting the bookshelves, straightening up your drawers, and packing off a few things to consignment, but with a broad array of organizational websites and mobile apps now conveniently at your fingertips, why stop at just the house? These days, you can get a handle on everything from your bank account to your biceps—all from the phone in your pocket—and many of these new tools take getting organized a step into the future by harnessing the very powerful tool of analytics. After all, as they say, if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. Vogue.com has pulled together ten of our favorite new startups and digital classics that help you to tidy up that closet and get yourself in top form.

StyliticsCloset excavation in preparation for spring shopping leads to all sorts of nagging questions like whether last season’s furry Alexander Wang sunglasses were actually worth it (perhaps not), or if you’ve worn that Altuzarra parka jacket too often (maybe). At Stylitics, you can find a quantifiable answer. Winner of the 2011 Wharton Business Plan Competition, this outfit-organizing website, currently in private beta (it has a waiting list, but Vogue.com readers can jump the queue with the code vogue12), allows users to upload their clothes onto virtual “shelves” and tag what they wear daily; then it sorts by criteria like brand, type, color, and price to give stats on your most popular items. For the many women who suffer from “small closet syndrome” and need a hand seeing everything they actually own, this digital domain may be the solution; soon it will run algorithms to make recommendations on what to toss and what to buy, based on your personal style.

ThreadFlipSay you were bearish on boho—until you weren’t. The social marketplace launching next week (although they’re offering Vogue.com users a special invitation for the first 1,000 users who sign up here) works like an online clothing swap, letting users post photos of clothes and accessories to exchange for cash or for credit on the site. Make a deal, and you’ll receive a care package with hang tags and a box with a shipping label already attached to send your pre-loved finds on their way to their new home, or should you need a little extra assistance, there’s soon to be a concierge service to mail in all of your closet clutter and let Threadflip take care of the rest. With so much newfound horizontal space, you’ll be prepared should that Prada look that got away suddenly pop up for sale—how’s that for a fringe benefit?

LearnVestFlowers are blooming, hems are rising, and April 17 is right around the corner. For those who are still bewildered by 1099s, LearnVest (a long-standing, money management website from Harvard Business School alumna Alexa von Tobel) is required reading for tax season and beyond. Along with a rich library of articles on personal finance, the site offers “My Financial Inbox,” a bookkeeping tool that allows you to consolidate your accounts of every stripe—checking, savings, credit card, student loan, brokerage—for a to-the-moment snapshot of your net worth. It’s free to sign up, so you’ll have a running report on where exactly all of your money is going (Barneys, Net-a-porter . . . . ). And for as little as $69, LearnVest’s team of financial planners will craft a personalized program to help you realize your fiscal goals.

FitbitAs if the annual return of swimwear season wasn’t a good enough reason to put a pep in your step, this spring’s gorgeous crop of abbreviated tops for non-poolside adventures provides extra incentive. Fortunately, biometrics website Fitbit.com’s new food plan (and on-the-go app) makes it easier than ever to log consumption and activity. A diet-and-exercise program all in one, start with the basics: height and weight (current and goal) and how much of a challenge you’re up for (e.g. “kinda hard,” “harder”). Input that SoulCycle class, and the plan adjusts dynamically based on whether you’re burning more calories than average. With just a tap, you can see whether you’re within your deficit goal zone. (You can also use the optional Fitbit Ultra Wireless Activity Tracker device to log your movement automatically.) So no cheating on that extra glass of cabernet at Acme (sorry).

The EateryFor visual learners, there’s a way to get the big picture on your eating habits without entering every “invisible” calorie. The Eatery is an iPhone app that uses crowdsourcing technology familiar from social dressing-room sites like Go Try It On. Here, find out if your venti soy latte is a “fit” or “fat” look. The Eatery averages user ratings to give you weekly stats on which of your choices earned the highest health score. Those extra three seconds playing photographer before you take the first sip add up to an invaluable Tumblr-like food diary. Photos don’t lie: Looking back on your stream you may realize that your daily 3:00 p.m. coffee—and pastry—looks more like a late-afternoon meal.

Readability**, Instapaper, and Read It Later**If you’ve been skeptical that using apps to save interesting online articles you don’t have time for now to read later is kind of flagging e-mails in your inbox that you (oops!) never respond to, the verdict is in. So many people are shifting their reading of long-form content to after-work hours on tablet and mobile devices—and actually reading it—that it’s giving a whole new definition to “prime time.” Both Instapaper and Read It Later have come a long way since they first introduced “read later” as a bookmarklet option back in 2008 and now offer all sorts of social connectivity. But if you want minimalist purity in your viewing frame, Readability, the popular browser extension that turns any web page into a clean view, released a font-focused mobile app last month.

BlurbGoing paperless is all good and well, but sometimes it’s your pixel collection that is out of control. If you’ve been a little snap-happy with the Instagramming, and are realizing that only a select group of images are truly worth memorializing, let the bookmaking website Blurb be your editing tool. You don’t have be a design wizard to drag and drop your best jpegs from Flickr and Facebook and select one of four templates that matches your aesthetic—it’s like photo albums! How retro! Play around with text, fonts, and layout order to your heart’s content, and once you’re done, choose your finishing options (even “hardcover with dust jacket”), and the site will “bookify” your creation and mail it to you. Can’t wait for your printed matter to arrive? You can convert it to eBook for iPad too.

Done.Feeling inspired to get your life in shape, but need a little extra, well, flesh and blood motivation? Done. is a new virtual marketplace for New Yorkers that just might connect you with a new yoga instructor or an organization-savvy neighbor to help you photograph and upload the contents of your closet (and color-code the non-digital version thereafter). The brainchild of three former MIT roommates, the website is built around the idea of strengthening local community in a city of anonymity, and requires Doers to be background-checked and vetted through their Facebook account, so it’s kind of like a much friendlier Craigslist. Broadening the global village theme, for every task that gets done on Done., the founders will make a donation through UNICEF for a task to be done for a child in need—like a polio vaccination or purifying 250 liters of drinking water.